Moved by
Lord True
121: After Clause 9, insert the following new Clause—
“Addresses of candidates at parliamentary elections
Home address form: statement of local authority area
(1) Schedule 1 to RPA 1983 (Parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows.
(2) In rule 6 (nomination of candidates)—
(a) in paragraph (5)(b), for the words from “state” to the end substitute “—
(i) where the candidate’s home address is in the United Kingdom, state the constituency or the relevant area within which that address is situated;
(ii) where the candidate’s home address is outside the United Kingdom, state the country within which that address is situated.”;
(b) after paragraph (5) insert—
“(6) In paragraph (5)(b)(i), “relevant area” means—
(a) in relation to a home address in England—
(i) if the address is within a district for which there is a district council, that district;
(ii) if the address is within a county in which there are no districts with councils, that county;
(iii) if the address is within a London borough, that London borough;
(iv) if the address is within the City of London (including the Inner and Middle Temples), the City of London;
(v) if the address is within the Isles of Scilly, the Isles of Scilly;
(b) in relation to a home address in Wales—
(i) if the address is within a county, that county;
(ii) if the address is within a county borough, that county borough;
(c) in relation to a home address in Scotland, the local government area in which the address is situated;
(d) in relation to a home address in Northern Ireland, the local government district in which the address is situated.”
(3) In the Appendix of forms, in the Form of Front of Ballot Paper, for the address after “Catherine Angelina Smith” substitute “(address in [relevant area])”.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment amends Schedule 1 to the Representation of the People Act 1983 to give candidates at parliamentary elections the option of stating the name of the local authority area in which their home address is located on the home address form required by rule 6(4) of that Schedule.